Past events
Get a flavour of our activities with our diary of past events.
Open Lecture - Decolonising the Curriculum: Why, What and How
A hybrid open lecture hosted by the SMP
Goodbye Dr Banda: Lessons for the West from a Small African Country
The book combines memoir and travelogue and follows Alexander Chula’s experiences working in Malawi, first as a classics teacher and later as a medical volunteer. A discussion between the author and the SMP’s Interim CEO, Stuart Brown.
Malaria Vaccine in Malawi - joint Malawi Cross Party Group & Malawi All-Party Parliamentary Group
We heard updates from the University of Glasgow and colleagues in Malawi on progress with the Malaria vaccine in Malawi.
Youth and Schools Forum: Catch-Up
A catch-up with some 'old' faces and meet some 'new'!
Roundtable Meeting with Fiona Ritchie, British High Commissioner to Malawi
SMP Roundtable meeting with Fiona Ritchie, British High Commissioner to Malawi
SMP Networking Social
SMP members met academics from Malawi at an informal social event - this was a great opportunity were we heard more about their research and networked with the colleagues
Intermediate Chichewa Lessons - 2023 - Final dates coming soon.
For the first time, the SMP will hold a series of Chichewa Lessons for those who wish to dive beyond the beginner level
Exact dates to be confirmed
Renewables Forum
Sharing practical experiences of deploying Renewable Energy in Malawi
Forestry Forum
The SMP Forestry Forum was joined by Prof. Iain Woodhouse and Dr Henry Kadzuwa
Health Forum
The SMP’s Health Forum joined by a Malawian delegation of alumni fellows of the Fleming Fund Fellowship Scheme
Sport and Development
Support and connect MaSP & SMP members and their partners working in any sport in dignified partnership with Malawi.
Joint Malawi Cross Party Group (CPG) & All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malawi (APPG)
Faith Forum: Mission, Race and Colonialism in Malawi
We heard from author, Kenneth R. Ross, about the first intellectual biography of Alexander Hetherwick, a key figure in Scotland-Malawi relations
Cyclone Freddy Co-ordination meeting
Hosted collaboratively by the Malawi Scotland Partnership, the Association of Malawians in Scotland and the Scotland Malawi Partnership
Beginner Chichewa Lessons - 18 April - 30 May 2023
Our ever popular series of Beginner Chichewa Lessons returns in 2023
SMP Youth Festival 2023
Emergency Co-ordination Zoom Meeting - Tropical Cyclone Freddy - open to ALL
Led by our sister organisation the Malawi Scotland Partnership (MaSP)
